Last call: Dodgers, Lakers, and the greatest high school game ending ever

So the Dodgers, usually tight-lipped when it comes to negotiations with players, decide to announce Wednesday that they hsf offered Manny Ramirez a contract that will make him the second-highest-paid player in baseball history.

This sounds like an attempt to win the fans over to their side by showing they made every effort to sign him, but in the end he rejected them. Of course, their every effort to sign him includes offering a short deal that they know he will reject. It would be better just to come out and say that Ramirez will cost too much, and a lengthy contract for him just isn't worth the risk.

Now that the big election this week is over (Who won, anyway? I haven't heard anything about it.) don't forget to vote in the "Greatest L.A. Lakers of all time" balloting. Just send your picks, in order, of the top 10 L.A. Lakers of all time to houston.mitchell@latimes.com. First place will receive 12 points, second place nine, on down to one point for 10th place. About 200 ballots have already been received, well below the 812 received in the "greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time" balloting.

Whomever you choose must have played most of their career in L.A., not Minneapolis.

And finally, the greatest high school football game ending of all time, made especially great by the announcers. You'll want to stay with this one until the end:

-- Houston Mitchell